Joint Motion to Set Briefing Schedule — West Virginia et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury (N.D. Ala.)

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Joint Motion to Set Briefing Schedule in State of West Virginia, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., Case No. 7:21-cv-00465-LSC, dated April 21, 2021. The motion states that Plaintiffs filed a complaint on March 31, 2021 challenging a provision of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and a preliminary-injunction motion on April 13, 2021. The parties jointly request a schedule: amicus briefs supporting Plaintiffs by April 30, 2021; Defendants' opposition and amicus briefs supporting Defendants by May 7, 2021; Plaintiffs' reply by May 14, 2021. Plaintiffs also ask the Court to set a hearing on their motion following briefing. A footnote says the parties consent to all amicus briefs filed by those deadlines.

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Case 7:21-cv-00465-LSC Document 28 Filed 04/21/21 Page 1 of 5 FILED
2021 Apr-21 PM 03:28
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
WESTERN DIVISION

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, et al., Case No. 7:21-cv-00465-LSC

Plaintiffs,

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY, et al.,

Defendants.

JOINT MOTION TO SET BRIEFING SCHEDULE
On March 31, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a complaint challenging a provision of the

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, see ECF No. 1, and on April 13, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a

preliminary-injunction motion seeking to enjoin that provision, see ECF No. 21. The par-

ties have conferred and jointly request that the Court set the following agreed-upon brief-

ing schedule:

Action Proposed Date
All amicus briefs in support of Plaintiffs 1 April 30, 2021
Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiffs’ prelimi-
May 7, 2021
nary-injunction motion
All amicus briefs in support of Defendants May 7, 2021
Plaintiffs’ reply in support of their preliminary-
May 14, 2021
injunction motion
Plaintiffs additionally request that the Court set a hearing to consider Plaintiffs’

motion at the Court’s earliest convenience following briefing.

DATED: April 21, 2021 Respectfully submitted,

1 The parties consent to all amicus briefs filed by the proposed deadlines.

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/s/ Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. /s/ Bryan M. Taylor
STEVE MARSHALL Bryan M. Taylor
Alabama Attorney General Bachus Brom & Taylor LLC
Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. 300 Vestavia Parkway, Suite 3700
Alabama Solicitor General Birmingham, AL 35216
James W. Davis Tel: (334) 595-9650
A. Reid Harris btaylor@bachusbrom.com
Assistant Attorneys General
Office of the Alabama /s/ Nicholas Bronni
Attorney General LESLIE RUTLEDGE
501 Washington Ave. Arkansas Attorney General
P.O. Box 300152 Nicholas J. Bronni (pro hac vice)
Montgomery, AL 36130 Arkansas Solicitor General
Tel: (334) 353-2196 Vincent M. Wagner (pro hac vice)
edmund.lacour@alabamaAg.gov Deputy Solicitor General
jim.davis@AlabamaAG.gov Dylan L. Jacobs (pro hac vice)
reid.harris@AlabamaAG.gov Assistant Solicitor General
Counsel for State of Alabama Office of the Arkansas
Attorney General
/s/ Lindsay S. See 323 Center Street, Suite 200
PATRICK MORRISEY Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
West Virginia Attorney General Tel: (501) 682-6302
Lindsay S. See (pro hac vice) nicholas.bronni@arkansasag.gov
West Virginia Solicitor General Counsel for State of Arkansas
David C. Tryon (pro hac vice)
Special Assistant to the /s/ John M. Ptacin
Attorney General TREG R. TAYLOR
(Admitted in Ohio; practicing Attorney General of Alaska
under supervision of West Virginia John M. Ptacin (pro hac vice)
attorneys) Chief Assistant Attorney General
Jessica A. Lee (pro hac vice) Alaska Department of Law
Assistant Solicitor General 1031 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 200
Office of the West Virginia Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Attorney General Tel: (907) 269-5100
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East Facsimile: (907) 276-3697
Building 1, Room E-26 John.ptacin@alaska.gov
Charleston, WV 25305 Counsel for State of Alaska
Tel: (304) 558-2021
Lindsay.S.See@wvago.gov
Counsel for State of West Virginia

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/s/ Jason Hilborn /s/ David M.S. Dewhirst
ASHLEY MOODY AUSTIN KNUDSEN
Florida Attorney General Attorney General of Montana
Jason H. Hilborn (pro hac vice) David M.S. Dewhirst (pro hac vice)
Assistant Solicitor General Solicitor General
Office of the Florida Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General 215 North Sanders
Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 201401
State of Florida Helena, MT 59620-1401
PL-01 The Capitol Tel: (406) 444-4145
Tallahassee, FL 32399 David.Dewhirst@mt.gov
Tel: (850) 414-3300 Counsel for the State of Montana
Jason.Hilborn@myfloridalegal.com
Counsel for State of Florida /s/ Daniel E. Will
Daniel E. Will*
/s/ Jeffrey S. Thompson New Hampshire Solicitor General
THOMAS J. MILLER Office of the New Hampshire
Attorney General of Iowa Attorney General
Jeffrey S. Thompson* 33 Capitol Street
Solicitor General Concord, NH 03301-6397
1305 East Walnut Street Tel: (603) 271-1119
Des Moines, IA 50319 Daniel.E.Will@doj.nh.gov
Tel: 515-281-5164 Counsel for the State of
jeffrey.thompson@ag.iowa.gov New Hampshire
Counsel for State of Iowa
/s/ Mithun Mansinghani
/s/ Dwight R. Carswell MIKE HUNTER
DEREK SCHMIDT Oklahoma Attorney General
Kansas Attorney General Mithun Mansinghani (pro hac vice)
Dwight R. Carswell (pro hac vice) Solicitor General
Assistant Solicitor General Oklahoma Office Of The
Office of the Kansas Attorney General
Attorney General 313 NE Twenty-First St.
120 SW 10th Ave., 3rd Floor Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Topeka, Kansas 66612 Tel: (405) 521-3921
Tel: (785) 368-8410 mithun.mansinghani@oag.ok.gov
dwight.carswell@ag.ks.gov Counsel for the State of Oklahoma
Counsel for State of Kansas

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/s/ J. Emory Smith, Jr. /s/ Melissa A. Holyoak
ALAN WILSON SEAN REYES
South Carolina Attorney General Utah Attorney General
J. Emory Smith, Jr. (pro hac vice) Melissa A. Holyoak (pro hac vice)
Deputy Solicitor General Utah Solicitor General
Office of the South Carolina Office of the Utah Attorney General
Attorney General 160 E. 300 S., 5th Floor
Post Office Box 11549 Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Columbia, SC 29211 Tel: (801) 366-0260
Tel: (803) 734-3680 Counsel for State of Utah
esmith@scag.gov
Counsel for State of South Carolina *Pro hac vice application forthcoming

/s/ Jeffery J. Tronvold
JASON RAVNSBORG
South Dakota Attorney General
Jeffery J. Tronvold (pro hac vice)
Deputy Attorney General
1302 East Highway 14, Suite 1
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-8501
Tel: (605) 773-3215
Jeffery.tronvold@state.sd.us
Counsel for State of South Dakota

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BRIAN M. BOYNTON
Acting Assistant Attorney General

ALEXANDER K. HAAS
Director, Federal Programs Branch

BRIGHAM J. BOWEN
Assistant Director, Federal Programs Branch

/s/ Stephen Ehrlich
MICHAEL P. CLENDENEN
STEPHEN EHRLICH
CHARLES E.T. ROBERTS
Trial Attorneys
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
U.S. Department of Justice
1100 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 305-9803
Email: stephen.ehrlich@usdoj.gov

Counsel for Defendants

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